Past

"Past" in Latin

praeteritus

(having already happened; in the past)

praeter

(in a direction that passes)

praeteritum

(period of time that has already happened)

praeteritum

((grammar) past tense)

tempus praeteritum

((grammar) past tense)

← See all translations for "past"

More for "past"

MeaningPronunciationSentencesSynonyms

Next best steps

DefinitionSynonymsSentencesRead the blog

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.